Articles Tagged with ''gene editing''

Breeders and biotech companies are hoping for regulatory elbow room as the EU and other nations pursue oversight rules for gene editing techniques.

Researchers in the U.S. and abroad are reporting progress on eliminating Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS), an incurable pig disease that costs the American pork industry as much as $660 million per year. However, regulatory hurdles and consumer perceptions are slowing down the commercialization of a possible cure through gene editing.

All voices on USDA’s looming bioengineering label rules call for clear, honest disclosure but debate just what that means.

A Farm Foundation panel agrees that the science of gene editing has arrived, and now the challenge is acceptance.

CAST task force delivers a broad-brush report on gene editing techniques and their future.

CRISPR event for genetics experts in Boston sorts out the promises and challenges to successful use and acceptance of gene editing.